What color is #DBE5EC?

#DBE5EC is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color White Frost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE5EC?

The RGB value is 219, 229, 236: 219 red, 229 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE5EC?

The complementary color is #ECE2DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE5EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE5EC color

#DBE5EC rgb(219, 229, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBE5EC is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 89.8% green and 92.5% blue (219, 229, 236).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 31% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is White Frost (#DEE6EC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.43:1).

#DBE5EC color codes

HEX	`#DBE5EC`
RGB	`rgb(219, 229, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 89.8%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 31%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.39, -2.02, -4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.39, 4.98, 246.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.37, 77.154, 90.42)`
Decimal	`14411244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE5EC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DBE5EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE5EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DBE5EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe5ec; }
.text { color: #dbe5ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe5ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 229 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe5ec, #dbdcec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DBE5EC?: #DBE5EC is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color White Frost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE5EC?: The RGB value is 219, 229, 236: 219 red, 229 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE5EC?: The complementary color is #ECE2DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE5EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.